Duty (Album)

Duty is Ayumi Hamasaki's 3rd album on the avex trax label. It was released concurrently with the SURREAL single, concert tour 2000 A Act 1 on DVD, and concert tour 2000 A Act 2 on DVD.

Data

Release Date: September 27, 2000

Stock No.: AVCD-11837

Price: ¥3059

Track List

1. starting over 01:37
2. Duty 05:15
3. vogue 04:28
4. End of the World 04:41
5. SCAR 04:18
6. Far away 05:34
7. SURREAL 04:43
8. AUDIENCE 04:07
9. SEASONS 04:25
10. teddy bear 04:18
11. Key ~eternal tie ver.~ 03:21
12. girlish 04:58

Credits

Produced by max matsuura

All lyrics written by ayumi hamasaki

Sound Produced by Naoto Suzuki

Mixed by Masashi Hashimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI), Atsushi Hattori (Hi Five), Koji Morimoto (I to I communications)

Mixed at STUDIO SOUND DALI

Recorded by Atsushi Hattori, Noriki Inada (Hi Five); Masashi Hashimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI), Noriyuki Terayama (THINK SYNC INTEGRAL Co.,Ltd.)

Recorded at prime sound studio, Nowadays Studio, STUDIO SOUND DALI, ON AIR AZABU, avex studio

Assisted by Yuichi Nagayama, Fuyuhiko Inui, Satoshi Kumasaka (STUDIO SOUND DALI), Hitomi Suzuki (ON AIR AZABU), Takahiro Mikami (avex studio)

Production Assistant: Yuka Akiyama (prime direction inc.)

Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at JVC VICTOR STUDIO

Players Coordination (tr.10,13): Yumi Kobayashi (quark)

A&R Coordination: Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)

A&R Supervisor: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)

Executive Supervisor: Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)

Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku, Kouji Hashimoto (axev inc.)

Artist Promotion: Toshiyasu Takahashi (avex trax)

Sales Promotion: Kentaro Furusawa, Akihiro Terada, Yasuhiro Yamamoto (avex distribution)

Advisory Producers: Ryuzo Shoji (to max), Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.); Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (axev inc.)

General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)

Specially Coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)

Package Design

Art Direction: Shinichi Hara

Design: Shigeru Kasai (RICE)

Creative Coordination: Toshikazu Sakawa, Naoki Ueda (avex trax)

Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex trax)

Photographer: Toru Kumazawa

Stylist: Koji Matsumoto

Assistant Stylist: Hiroyuki 'Ushiko' Ishii, Takako 'esp.' Mishima

Hair & Make up: CHIKA (HAIR DIMENSION)

Assistant Hair & Make up: TARO (HAIR DIMENSION)

Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura

Writing Advisor: Kazuki 'Mr' Okabe (prime direction)

Interior Coordinator: Hiromi 'ROMI' Yamada, Naoe Hashimoto

Interior Support: EiSHiN, DO/KILIWATCH, TOYOSANGYOUSYOUKAI

Special thanks to ->

CHU, Tamotsu (Too-Rustic)

Someko, hakase, Kosome, Joe (office an'gel)

Kochan, Daisuke, Junpei, Soichiro, hinachan (HAIR DIMENSION), kazuyoshi takahashi

Noguchi, kitadai, Yamakawa (ZACC)

Kazuhiko Toyama, Junko Shimamura

Natsuki Toyoda (premium promotion)

Tetsuchan (zassoya)

Kenchan, Tate san (Blue point)

HIDEKI, Ryuji (The Funny Company)

KEIICHI, Jyoji, Kohei (RISING CREW)

Aneki, Kaori, AI, Aki, aya, Tomochin

my family.. and you <3